According to some authors, such positioning allows for improved lower breast projection and better inframammary fold definition.29, 42 Thus, the DCPI and BEIS reconstruction cannot be indicated in patients without an adequate tissue coverage in the inferior-lateral breast pole. In our experience, ...
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2.(Anatomy) a structure, such as a lymph node, that resembles a gland in form 3.(Botany) a cell or organ in plants that synthesizes and secretes a particular substance [C17: from Latinglānsacorn] ˈglandˌlikeadj gland (ɡlænd) ...
Total mastectomy refers to resection of the nipple-areolar complex, some skin overlying the breast, and the breast tissue. Risk-Reducing Options for Women with a Hereditary Breast Cancer Predisposition Blood supply of nipple-areolar complex (NAC) is maintained mainly from perforating branches of inter...